Superior Molybdenum Prospect

The Superior Molybdenum Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Superior Molybdenum Prospect

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 38.71083, -117.24722

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Superior Molybdenum Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Superior Molybdenum Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Jett District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Superior Oil And Minerals Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Location): IN PABLO CANYON DRAINAGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1979, MILS.

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1964; MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 65, P. 129.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.